# mallacht
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* mallachd (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Middle Irish mallacht, from Old Irish maldacht, from Latin maledictiō (“curse, condemnation, slander”). Compare beannacht (“blessing, greeting”), from Old Irish bendacht, from Latin benedictiō.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /mˠəˈl̪ˠɑxt̪ˠ/ ~ /mˠl̪ˠɑxt̪ˠ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ˈmˠɑl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈmˠal̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈmˠaːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ]
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈmˠal̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/

### Noun

mallacht f (genitive singular mallachta, nominative plural mallachtaí)
* curse, malediction
    Synonym: eascaine
    Antonym: beannacht

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
mallacht
mallachtaí
vocative
a mhallacht
a mhallachtaí
genitive
mallachta
mallachtaí
dative
mallacht
mallachtaí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an mhallacht
na mallachtaí
genitive
na mallachta
na mallachtaí
dative
leis an mallacht don mhallacht
leis na mallachtaí :

#### Derived terms

* mallachtach
* mallachtach
* mallachtaigh
* mallachtóir

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ “mallacht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mallacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 261, page 133
* ↑ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 362, page 77
* ↑ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 336, page 156
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 23
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 354, page 69
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 357
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 3, page 5

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mallacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mallacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “mallacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Middle Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish maldacht, borrowed from Latin maledictiō (“curse, condemnation, slander”).

### Noun

mallacht f or m
* curse, malediction

#### Inflection

* Genitive singular: mallachta

#### Derived terms

* mallachtach
* mallachtaid

#### Descendants

* Irish: mallacht
* Manx: mollaght
* Scottish Gaelic: mallachd

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “mallacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language